Complete genome of a dengue virus serotype 4 strain from Amazonas, Brazil

Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2016 Feb;111(2):141-3. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760150416. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Abstract

Dengue virus (DENV) infections represent a significant concern for public health worldwide, being considered as the most prevalent arthropod-borne virus regarding the number of reported cases. In this study, we report the complete genome sequencing of a DENV serotype 4 isolate, genotype II, obtained in the city of Manaus, directly from the serum sample, applying Ion Torrent sequencing technology. The use of a massive sequencing technology allowed the detection of two variable sites, one in the coding region for the viral envelope protein and the other in the nonstructural 1 coding region within viral populations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Brazil
  • Databases, Genetic
  • Dengue / blood
  • Dengue Virus / classification
  • Dengue Virus / genetics*
  • Genome, Viral / genetics*
  • High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing / methods
  • Humans
  • Serogroup*
  • Serotyping / methods
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • Viral Envelope Proteins